What is your favorite go-to snack between meals? Mine is yogurt, usually plain, and often with fruit or as a topping on salad. Of late, I have been noticing our local supermarket’s dairy aisle full of “Greek style yogurt” and I was curious to know what it was. It is…
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Addiction is a clinical disease of the brain. When an individual is addicted to substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs or street drugs, it can cause serious damage not only to their health and wellbeing, but also to their psychological, psychiatric and emotional states. These days, with the level of…
Being one of the most important and the most vital parts of the body, the heart can undergo a lot of complications when it is compromised. A simple connotation of a heart disease actually describes a wide range of conditions affecting the heart in particular aspects, including the blood vessels,…
Preventing type 2 diabetes: is it possible even if you are diagnosed with prediabetes? Many scientists believe that this is possible. However, in order to prevent or reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, it’s important to take action now. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report that more…
Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes. In each pair, one chromosome is inherited from each parent. One of these pairs is referred to as the sex chromosome pair because it is responsible for sex determination. Sometimes, abnormalities in the structure or number of chromosomes can cause irregularities in the physical…
Seriously, do you really need an incentive to stay healthy? With lifestyle diseases rapidly on the increase, we owe it to ourselves to do everything we can to ensure that we live healthy. I was diagnosed in Feb 2013 with type 2 diabetes. While diabetes runs in the family, and…
Bedwetting is common in children. In most cases, they outgrow or manage most bladder control problems without health complications. But accidental bedwetting is traumatic, and causes emotional distress and poor self-esteem for the child as well as frustration for families. Moreover, bladder control problems can sometimes lead to bladder or…